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Show CENSUS yUKT108. The census enumerators will commence com-mence work today. The house committee com-mittee on census has declined to interfere inter-fere with the list of questions prewired by the census" superintendent, and people failing to correctly answer will lie subject to prosecution. The superintendent super-intendent announces that, on failure to answer, tho enumerators will simply note the fact, and tho matter will lie turned over to the attorney-general, who will authorize the institution of proceedings to enforce tho penalty provided pro-vided by the law. Here are tho question ques-tion s to be answered: Christian mime In full and Initial ol middle name. Surname. Whet her a soldier, sailor or marine during the civil war (United States or Confederate) or widow of such person. "Helationshlp to head of family. Whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, Chinese or Japanese or Indian. Sex. Aro at nearest birthday. Ifunder one year, give age lu months. Whether single, married, widowed or divorced. di-vorced. Whether married rturinj? the census year, (June 1, 1HS9, to May 31, HMD. Mother of how many children and uumticr of those children living. Place of birth. Place of birth of father and mother. Number of years lu the Untted States. Whether naturalized . Whether naturalization papers have boen taken out. Profession, trade or occupation. Months unemployed during the census year. Attendance at school during the census year. Able to read; able to wrlto. Able to speak Kngllsh, If not, language or dialect spokeu. Whether suffering from acute or chronic diseases, dis-eases, with name of disease and length of time afflicted. Whether defective lu mind, sight, bearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, de-formed, with name ot defect . Whothera prisoner, convict, homeless child or pauper. Is the house you live In hired, or is it owned by the head or member of the family? If owned by the head or a member of the family, is the house free from mortgaged encumbrance? en-cumbrance? If the house is owned by head or member of family, and mortgaged, what is the postoftlce address of owner? |